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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Indian Names and Frog Language.

xn016n Names ana cx0g Language
The Montauks were powerful tribe Of
Indians, but although their time was
largely taken up with making shell money
and stringing it together, they were not
VIGOROUSLY wealthy. Their wampum was
worth more after 1t had worked It's way
inland than it was on Montauk Point,
where any fool could sit down and grind
out 81 900 In cold and olammy cash in one
afternoon. On pleasant days they rowed
across the sound, gave the PeQuots an
everlasting waAoping, and in the evening
returned to their squaws, their mus
quitoes, their shell heaps and their names.
Language In the old days must have been
onamatopoette; the meaning pust have
been evidenced in the sound, and gentle
Long Island summer resorts must have
been Influenced by the tree toads and
frogs that abound there.
Talk of the chorus In 1.-THE Frogs" OF
Aristophanes! Say over these Indian
names few times and see how incapable
the Greek Is compared to Montauk 'In-
jun." The little frog says ''Mattituck, !"
"Speonk," pipes the trss toad, the bull
frog grumbles 'Patchogue" and the
swamps and woods become vocal with
"1ap6ank," 'fPeconic," "sagg," "Co-
mac, F" Shinnecock, u "Napeague, I"
"Aquebogue" Still these Indian names
are pleasant, and much to be desired above
the Smithtowns and Jonesvilles, where
with the face of this land is covered.
James Russell Lowell does not believe in
Indian nomenclature, but he is dis
gruntled because his native town is Pigs
gusset. Brooklyn Eagle.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
A Story of Two Dogs.


A family fond of pets and superior to
hydrophobic apprehensions had reduced
their stock of household animals some
time ago to two. One was q Scotch ter
rier, young and of rare excellence and
value, having easily taken prizes at bench
shows. The other was black and tan,
well on in life. I may not be entirely
right in this description, but preciseness
of classification is not essential to the
effect of the narrative. The "twa dogs"
were constant companions, and exhibited
O strong mutual fondness. The Scotch
suddenly sickened and died That he
was missed by his aged friend was evil
dent. The family sent the deceased to O
taxidermist, who treated him so skillfuly
that the figure, sitting in lifelike posi-
ton, would at first glance deceive the
most intimate acquaintance OF the living
animal.
When the work of restorative art was
sent home and the black and tan was let
into the room where it had been placed,
he manifested the hveliest joy, rushing up
to the Scotch and kissing her in canine
fashion and finally lying down by her ide
to sleep, according to his habit. er .
long time he refused to go to his meals
substantial sacrifice, as his appetite was
extremely good-because she would not
accompany him and his food had to be
brought to him. Finally, having ap-
parently turned the matter over in what
serves dogs for mind, about which we
really know so little, he suddenly aban-
doned the case, went about his own busi-
ness and paid no further attention to the
irresponsible Scotch. Eagle.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Start the Plow,

Farm, Stock & Home: Now that
the small grain has been gathered
from the fields, start the pillow and
keep it going until the last furrow
shall be turned. 1t would be a good
deal better If all of the land intended
for a crop next spring could be
plowed this month. We had until
recently supposed that land intended
for corn and potatoes should be plowed
only in the spring, but from expert
ments made by many of our best
farmers during the last year or two, it
has been demonstrated that corn and
potatoes are grown on fall plowed
land with as much certainty and
with as abundant yield as when
plowed just before planting time in
the spring. It is certainly great
help when large portion Of springs
work can be done in the fall. It is
claimed by maryland disputed by
many-that worms and bugs are not
so destructive to the crops on land
plowed in the fall. Be this as it may,
one thing is certain, large portion of
the weeds in the soil will be destroyed
on land that is plowed during the
month of September. The fou1,seeu
will sprout and the plant will appear
on the surface only to be destroyed by
the autumnal frosts, thus clearing the
ground of many varieties of weeds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

know they will cheerfully pay taxes and
vote supplies, when feel the doing so
will make them suffer terribly. Go, my
child. Kings can speak less truth than
their poorest subjects"
On leaving the palace Yuddi met On old,
old mana kind of priest, or dervish, who
frequently preached to the people and
In the intervals of his preaching begged
for enough to keep him alive. He
was clad in the most wretched rags, and,
as Yuddi passed, he asked for something
to get food and clothes. Immediately she
what conditions he could wear it,
81 think / can keep it, my daughter.
Come to me here tomorrow and see
The next day Yuddi found him, still
wearing the cloak, and with its spotless
purity unsullied.
''How is it that you alone have been
able to wear this for day." she asked.
IT will try to tell you, my daughter. !
am very old and have no wants but food
and clothing. When ask for money for
these, speak the truth. ! ask no man TO
build me house or temple; therefore, !
seek no more than nay daily food. have
no friends whom I must fatter and no
enemies need fear. have outliysd all
but my love for God and his creatures,
and have no aim but TO do good TO them.
tell them that for their welfare here and
hereafter they must refrain from evil, and
call to them hourly to leave the wrong
and seek the right. What reason have !
to tell anything but the TRUTH / thank
YOU for your cloak, and hope to wear 1t
till die. Julian Magnus in The Epoch.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Important to Farmers!

Before borrowing money on
your farms elsewhere, you will
find it to your interest to call
on The Stevens County Abb
stract & Real Estate Agency.
We have abundance of cheap
money to loan on improved
farms at low rates of interest.
No commissions or bonus. No
interest required to be paid in
advance. Privilege of paying
all or part of principal before
due. Also privilege of extend
ing time from year to year
after due without making new
papers.
Loans made to prove up.
Give us a call! 1t will be to
your interest to do so.
P. A. Mccarthy, Pres't.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Farm, Stock & Home: The season
of the year is at hand when farmers
residing on the pralries must be on
their guard against fires. The an
nuaI loss to the farmers residing on
our western prairies by these fires is
enormous. Houses, barns, stables,
stock, grain and fences are the fire.
quent victims of prairie fires. These
fires are semi-annual, but generally
are more destructive in fall than
spring. The best, and about the only
protection farmer can take at this
late season is to pillow clear around
his farm few burrows; a rod or so
from them pillow few more; then on
a still, dry day burn the grass be-
tween the plowings. This is the safest
plan we know of. If not convenient
to pillow around the whole farm, there
is no excuse for not doing so around
the buildings, and the grain and hay
stacks. Let the space between the
burrows to be turned over be of a suf-
fcient width SO that there will be no
possibility of the fire leaping over 1t.
We once lost several miles of fence,
and came near losing five or six hum
dred head of sheep, together with val
liable farm buildings, just because We
did not make the space wide enough
to prevent the fire from crossing.
The farmer, whatever else he does,
should never attempt to back-set a
fire around his premises on windy
day, nor even on still one, unless
he has plenty of help at hand to aid if
it should get the advantage of him.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
ASTONISHING SUCCESS.

1t Is the duty Of every person who
has used Boschee's German Syrup to
let its wonderful qualities be known
to their friends in curing Consump-
ton, severe Coughs, Group, Asthma,
Pneumonia, and in fact all throat
and lung diseases. No person can
use it without immediate relief. Three
doses will relieve any case, and we
consider it the duty of all Druggists
to recommend it to the poor dying
consumptive, at least to try one
bottle, as $4,000 dozen bottles were
sold last year, and no one case where
it failed was reported. Such n lnedi-
cine as the German Syrup cannot be
too widely known. Ask your druggist
about 1t. Sample bottles To try, sold
at 10 cents. Regular size, rs cents.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers, in
the United States and Canada.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Beauty in Brindisi.

The colors of Brindisi, like its latitude,
are south tropical. Even on dull day
we could enjoy the olives and pinks and
light greens and grays of the houses. AT
O distance they are white, but close at
hand the illusion goes. Then the dress OF
the people is as vivid as the tone of their
lustrous skin or their fine black eyes.
The men, for the most part, go about in
blue blouses, with little or nothing under
meath; but the women coruscate with
necklets Of metal and glass, and are as
gay as rainbows besides in parti colored
cotton and wool. The lasses loved being
sketched, moreover. They stuck their
plump arms akimbo, set themselves well
on their legs and stood like things Of
brass as long rs they were asked to stand.
1t was pretty again to see them in the
market place, sitting in the midst of great
heaps of vivid oranges. But as hucksters
they are little importunate, and it is
not every man that would feel at ease
with the arms Of q siren beautiful as Gle
opatra tight around his neck, beseeching
him to buy. Again, not every one can
admire the association of tobacco and
beauty; and yet some of these pretty girls
sat demure, with pipes in their mouths
All the Year Round
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
A London Mystery.

London is a place Of mysteries. Look
ing out of one of the windows at the back
of DR.. Fothergill's house 1 saw an i'm
mense wooden blind, such as we have on
our windows in summer, but reaching
from the ground as high as the top Of the
neighboring houses. While admitting the
air freely, it shuts the property to which it
belonged completely from sight. I asked
the meaning Of this extraordinary struc-
ture, and learned that it was put up by a
great nobleman, of whose subterranean
palace and strange seclusion had before
heard. Common report attributed his
unwillingness to be seen to a disfguring
malady with which he was said to be at
f1icted. The story was that he was visible
only to his valet. But lady Of quality,
whom met in this country, told me she
had seen him, and observed nothing to
Justify it. These old countries are full OF
romances and legends and diableries OF all
sorts, in which truth and lies are so mixed
that one does not know what to believe.
What happens behind the high walls OF
the old cities is as much secret as were
the doings inside the prisons Of the inQui.
sition,-Dr. Holmes in The Atlantic,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Sacred Song is of All cteeds.

But it is in our worship, more than any
where else, that we come closest to the
one universal church In the liturgies of
churches, the old Romish forms have be-
queathed their choicest prayers and praise
their Glorias, TIE Deums and anthems.
We unconsciousfy in our devotions, use
the unsurpassed passages of the Litany
and collects and prayers of our Episcopal
brethren. We sing Wesley's hymns in
Calvinistic churches and many devout
Methodist breathes out his faith in the
evangelical hymn, ''My Faith Looks up
to Thee" we love to raise our voices to
the words of Sts Bernard and Francis
Xavier, found in our Presbyterian hymn
books. LEAD, Kingly Light" sings the
Catholic Newman; Nearer, Ny God, to
Thee" pleads in song the Unitarian Miss
Adams; ''In the Cross of God Glory, !"
shouts Bowring, the Unitarian; CANCELS
of Jesus, . prays the Catholic Faber; Zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought, y sings the Uni
versalist Phebe Carey. American Maya
zine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
The WEAVING OF TcHI NIu.

There Is loom OF wcndrous power, e,
There Is q fabric, silken spun, >, -
Soft as the petals of q flower, trH IN
Bright as the halos of the sun.
AS from the loom the fabric flows
And slow its ustrous shades unfold, z
picture on its surface glows
In ever changing hues Of gold. r..
There barges from the gates of dawn
Their pennons wave in royal state;
There knights in chariots, dragon drawn, :.
Are lingering at the palace gate;
And woven in its shifting dyes -
Are jewel lights and lotos bloom,
And there the pearl mysterious lies;
The jasmine flower its folds perfume; 80.
Such fabric won from each new day
With finger hidden Tchi Niu wove,
Somewhere In long ago Cathay,
With shuttle moved by touch of love.
Poet, that tellest the tale of Tong
In words that haunt, in tones that thrill,
Till Mes young fancies round us throng
As by necromancer's will,
o, whisper where the loom 10 hid, :
Aud where the fabrics wrought Of gold,
And where the chest with carven hdf
For whose finds Is never oldi
Times Democrat.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Litchfiefd News Ledger: The Pipe
Stone Star suggests that if the wheat
rings can combine to defraud the
farmers, there is no possible reason
why the farmers should not combine
for their own mutual protection. The
most apparent reason has been that
while the wheat ringsters hays al
ways hung together like links in q
chain, combinations of farmers have
broken like ropes of straw. When
the farmers once learn to stay by
themselves and their true friends the
problem Will have been fully and
completely solved.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Western Rural: Some one in Iowa
has introduced to notice q new fuel
which is destined to take the place of
coal in the prairie countries. The
fuel is made by grinding cornstalks
and coarse prairie grass together,
moistening them and then pressing
the pulp into blocks about twelve
inches long and four inches thick.
These blocks are dried. 1t is claimed
that one block will give an hours
steady heat and that the fuel can be
produced for So per ton.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Farming rs q Profession.

I do not know one educated young man
of American birth who thinks Of farming
rs q profession. have. sat for ten min
utes over this paper trytng to recall IA
individual who had even spoken favorably
of agriculture Al . vocation 10 live by.
Farming appears to have completely
passed out of the thoughts Of young men
In We eastern states as q desirable ca
reer. Is not this somewhat strange in a
nation, the founders and first rulers OF
which were farmers, almost to mani
According to recent statement consid-
cradle number of students in our college
are willing to 90 into foreign countries as
missionaries, and oil the professions ap-
pear to have some attraction for the young
and ambitious, excepting, alone, this first
and chief of oil, the cultivation OF the
soil.-James Parton in New York Mail
and Express
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Temperance principles are reported
to be spreading rapidly among Eng
lish railway men. Their temperance
society now numbers more than ten
thousand members. The Bishop OF
London has given the temperance
movement his powerful advocacy. In
a recent speech he said the cause was
making great progress, for they had
now millions of temperance men and
women where there were only tens a
few years ago.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

The Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany have decided to remove all the
stoves from their cars, and use steam
for heating purposes hereafter. This
Is voluntarily done. In New YORK
the law requires the removal OF
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A Personal Explanation.

A recent issue of The Arizona Howler
contains the following personal explana-
ton: "We must apologize for the wretch
ed appearance of The Howler this
week, as we have been utterly unable to
do the paper justice. Our wife arrived
from the east early In the week, and in
stead Of fighting It out with the lady we
married since coming TO this place, they
both fell upon us and pounded us very
nearly to jelly. When we explain that
we write this holding the pencil with our
teeth, the reader win readily see how inn
possible 1t was for us to make this issue
what we would desire. New York
Tribune.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Railway Age: 1t now seems probable
that the number or miles Of new road
constructed in the United States dur
ing 1887 will be about $4,000. This
figure is the greatest on record. 1t
has never been approached, except in
1882. when the total was II, 56S miles.
Track for 1887 up to Sept. aggregates
6 1852 miles. Kansas still continues
tar in tile lead over the states in the
work Of railroad construction.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

The United States adds about $780,
100000 to its wealth yearly. In the
last six months it has spent $94, O0O,-
900 on railroads and $3.50, OOO,O 900 on
buildings in its big cities, and COM
panies organized in the South alone
call for $161 ,OOO,O 900. Taking the coun-
try together this year, it Will salt
down IN Investments, whose returns
cannot be immediate, considerably
more than its savings.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

The wheat crop In England this
year is of good quality and the yield
thirty-two bushels to the acre, max
ing total Of about 1900, 900 quarters.
. az, OOO,OoO bushels) leaving from IT,
600, 900 to $4,000. 900 quarters to De sup
piled by purchase from other coun-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
NOTICE,

All parties knowing themselves to
be indebted to me, will please call at
my office with Johnson & BicknelI,
over Stevens County Bank, and settle
at once. All accounts not settled af-
ter 80 days will be left with a collec-
tor for collection. If you should not
find me personally at my office, you
can settle with Johnson & Bicknell.
If II. 3. WoLFF.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
Look For Them! Ask For Them!

The first time you are in a drug
store, look for st. .Patrick's Pills,
ask for them, buy them, they are
decidedly the most pleasant physic
and the best family medicine ever
brought into general use.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

when used according to directions,
Ayers Ague Cure is warranted to
eradicate, from the system, Fever and
Ague, Intermittent, Remittent, and
Bilious Fevers, and all maIarial dis
eases. Try it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
He Thanks His PAPER.

Mr.. Editor: was induced by read
ing your good paper to try DR.. Har-
ter's Iron Tonic for debility, liver dis
order and scrofula, and three bottles
have cured me. Accept my thanks.
Jos. c. Boggs. LEX,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

California's raisln crop this year
will be one million boxes ana Inc
quality will be the best.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

I am prepared to make loans OH
Real Estate at low rates ofinterest on
long time. Call and see me.
If GEO. E. DARLING.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Oar is allus erbout de smart man er in
curnation not ter DO his best. -Arkansaw
Traveller.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

Petroleum V. Nasty says ."rhe
beer drunkard is the worst drunkard
in the world, and his chains are
heaviest and strongest"
You are surprised at the zeal OF
that old woman for temperance
Your surprise would cease if you knew
how many times she has led hel
drunken son home by the hand
Change places with her and your SEN
tlments on this subject will also
change.-Los Angeles Christian AID.
vocate.
A most impressive scene at the con-
vention of the Knights of Labor held
at Richmond, Va, was when Mr.
Powderly, during the installation Of
officers, raised his right hand tc
heaven, the rest doing so at his re-
quest, and all repeated after h1n 8
solemn VOW not to use any alcoholic
liquors during their term of Office
The irightful prevalence OF drunk.
enness and the enormous increase in
drink-trsffic can no moro be ignored
as civil question than as moral.
passed yesterday a new haunt Of
temptation, where carved woods and
rich upholsteries showed an expendi'
ture of thousands of dollars; the com
! munity has got to foot these bills in
the shape of families impoverished
| labor destroyed, and paupers manu-
factured.-Dr. Cuyler.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

For fine dress-making call on Mrs
J. Mcpherson in the Whitley build
ing next door to F. E. Newell's store,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07

One of the big redwood trees OF Cal
ifornia furnished "a, 900 feet of lumber
for Pullman car interiors.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-09-07
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
EDITED Ry THE w, G. II. U.

The American system Of saloons Is
as really q system of popular educa-
ton as is the American system OF
common schools. The saloon-school
is. everywhere, a.school of unthrift,
self-indulgence, vice and crime. 1t Is
an institution, the very business of
which is, not only to make it conVen-
lent and easy for people to do what
they ought not to do, but to use every
means to tempt men to do wrong. In
view of the unutterable ruin and sor-
rows and shames and woes with
which American society both in city
and country is, to a horrible extent,
weighed down, and on which the sa'
loon system thrives, can an intelll-
gent citizen be blameless, If he does
nothing toward the adjustment OF
such a system?
Parents are the ones who are pri-
marily, responsible for the influences
which condition the life Of their chill
dren; but, it must be remembered,
they are not the only ones who share
in this responsibility. Society" has
It's part. Every member of the COM
munity has some share III the COM
mon responsibility.
1t is very certain that society has
done nothing adequately to the point
for the due protection otinexperienced
youth against the characteristic in
fiuence of the saloon, by merely inn
posing "taX" on the saloon. The
saloon is an institution which ought
not to exist. 1t is something that
ought not to be allowed to exist. Ii
is something which every citizen
ought to do his utmost to put an END
to, at the earliest possible moment
1t is something on which, until this
can be done, the utmost burden oil
taxation may rightfully be imposed,
and should be. But TO say all that, ii
not to deny to parents the duty to for
tify their boy against temptations
however strong, by the utmost faith
fulness In the inculcation OF his OWL
immediate and supreme duty and ac'
countability to God i'll the keeping OF
his own heart and his own body
stainless. 70 affirm the one is not tc
deny the other. In a matter OF this
moment we cannot afford to be lop'
sided. Let us have clear and balanced
thinking on this and all other great
problems and emergencies Of the
time; and then go ahead, as those
who have been imbued with some
what OF the courage of God himself.